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❝ you're never leaving my side again ❞
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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

I'm woken up to the sun shining in my face and John B shaking me awake with a grin on his face.

"We're in Charleston. Get up" He tells me and I jump up in surprise, head-butting the boy in the process.

"Ow!" We both groan in pain while Sarah laughs at us.

"Your fat head was in the way, doofus" I curse at him, slapping his arm.

"Bitch" He mutters, flipping me off.

The boy jumps off the boat and puts down the anchor in the sand while Sarah hands me the fuel canisters. I hop down into the sand with the cans and John B turns back to help Sarah.

"Okay, ready?" He asks her.

"Yeah" She nods.

"One, two.." He lifts her off the boat and she grunts in pain.

The walk towards me and I hand John B the canisters, falling into step with them as we make our way up the beach.

"Hey, listen, we're gonna get some gas, find a phone, and get out of here, all right?" John B informs us.

"How are we gonna pay for the gas?" Sarah questions.

"Don't worry about it. We'll figure it out" John B assures her, glancing at me and I wink at him with a grin.

Once we reach concrete ground, we start passing people at restaurants and on benches with food. My stomach grumbles loudly and Sarah licks her lips hungrily.

"That looks so good. I'm starving" John B comments as we pass a guy with a sandwich.

"I think my stomach is eating itself" I groan.

"We gotta get some food. Follow my lead" John B states as we walking a restaurants outdoor area.

"Okay" Sarah agrees and I nod.

"How is everything? Is there anything else I can get for-" The waiter is cut off as John B shoulders past him, causing him to spill wine all over the couple at the table.

My sister and I gasp loudly, as John B turns in fake surprise and the angry man covered in wine rises from his seat.

"Oh my God. Uh..." John B stutters.

"You idiot" The man spits out.

"I'm so sorry" The waiter apologises in fear of losing his job.

"Oh my God. Your shoes!" Sarah fawns over the woman's shoes as the man takes off his blazer.

"This is a $1,700 jacket!" The man yells at John B as Sarah apologises to the woman behind me.

"A hundred percent on me. I'm sorry. I bumped into him" John B apologises.

"Is there anything I can do?" Sarah asks the woman.

While the couple are distracted by Sarah and John B, I use it to my advantage and sneak the cash off the table, slyly slipping it into my bra.

"You're saying you're gonna pay for it?" The man asks angrily.

"I don't have any money. I'm broke" John B answers, looking apologetic.

"Of course you don't" The man scoffs, looking my friend up and down in disgust "Pathetic!"

"Let me talk to a manager, okay?" The waiter speaks desperately trying to fix the situation and I manage to slyly open the woman's purse, pulling out a couple items before hiding them in the pockets of my cardigan.

"I'm sorry" John B apologises as Sarah and I walk over to his side.

"No need for name-calling, sir" Sarah says to the man politely as we walk away and I turn to the man, walking backwards.

"By the way, that jacket is a fake!" I holler back, causing the man to look at me in disbelief "It's worth fifty bucks maximum at a flea market!"

Sarah and John B let out laughs as I spin around and jog to catch up with them.

"Did you get it?" John B asks me.

"Did I get it" I scoff, pulling the money out my bra.

"Oh my God" John B sighs in relief and Sarah squeals in delight, taking the money from me.

"I'll sugar mama you" Sarah tells John B.

"I was hoping you would say that" He grins.

"Gum anyone?" I offer, pulling the gum out my pocket and placing a few pieces in my mouth.

"What else did you take from that woman?" Sarah laughs and John B takes some gum from me with a grin.

"The gum, obviously. This travel sized perfume" I list off, spritzing myself with the scent "And this lip balm cause my lips are dry as fuck"

The couple shake their heads at me with laughs and I apply the lip balm, skipping away ahead of them.

We reach a gas station and John B places the canisters down on the ground next to the pump, turning to us.

"All right. How many hot dogs you want?" He asks us.

"Okay, like, 50" Sarah answers, handing him the cash as I start filling the canisters with fuel.

"Fifty hot dogs?" John B questions, walking towards the store.

"A hundred. I don't care" She shrugs.

"Make it one fifty, Johnny!" I holler and he laughs, entering the door.

As Sarah and I are filling the cans, she gasps and drops down behind the fuel tank, pulling me with her.

"Shit" She curses.

"What?" I snap and she nods her head.

I follow her line of vision around the tank to see the couple from earlier, the couple we robbed.

"Fuck no" I groan.

It's just our luck that as they approach us, John B exits the store with hands full and a mouth full of hotdog.

"They ran out of the real deal. They're vegan" He tells us, muffled through food.

"Shh!" We both shush him.

"What?" John B questions us.

"He's right there! He's literally right-" Sarah rushes out in a hushed tone, pointing at the couple.

"Hey! You!" The man shouts, spotting us.

"You've got to be fucking with me" I whine out, stomping my foot on the ground like a toddler taking a tantrum.

"Come here! Thieves! You stole my money! Come here" The man demands, running towards us.

John B drops the hotdogs and grabs the canisters, all three of us sprinting away as the man chases us.

"Hey, come here! Come here, you!" He shouts at us.

We bolt around a corner and head straight for the road but as we get half way across, a car swerves around the corner and speeds at us. I scream in fright, jumping and tackling the couple in front of me onto the pavement.

"Get out of the road!" A familiar male voice hollers from the car speeding away and I freeze in disbelief.

"Maniac!" Sarah screams before pausing "Wait, is that..."

"Heyward" John B points out the truck's owner.

"Heyward's truck" Sarah confirms.

"The Pogues are here" I beam in joy.

"Hey, come here!" The man chasing us shouts and we start running again "Hey, come back! Hey!"

"Okay. Come on" John B tells us and we follow him.

We reach the end of an alley and come to a slow stop when we hear familiar voices before seeing the Pogues running up the alley, away from us.

"Go, go, go! Go!" Kiara orders.

"Get to the alleyway. Come on!" JJ shouts.

"Let's go. Come on!" Pope adds.

"Hey! JJ! Pope! Kie!" John B yells out.

"Guys!" Sarah screeches.

"JJ! Kie!" I scream at the top of my lungs "Pope!"

"Shit!" Sarah curses and I turn to see the guy chasing us.

"Come on. We gotta find them" John B states, climbing onto a bike with a large seat on the back that Sarah and I jump into.

"How do you work this thing?" John B panics.

"Just cycle!" I snap.

"Go, go!" Sarah rushes him as he starts cycling us away.

"Hey. That's my bike!" An older man shouts, chasing after us along side the other man.

"Pope, Kie JJ!" Sarah calls out as we speed down the street.

Three figures suddenly race out from an alleyway and John B hits the brake to avoid hitting them. The faces of Kiara, Pope and JJ stare back at us and I smile so widely that it physically hurts.

"Get in! Get in! Get in! Come on!" John B rushes them.

"Get in!" Kiara agrees, jumping into the seat next to me and I ambush her with a hug that she returns, squeezing me tightly.

"Push! Push! Push!" JJ shouts and I look back to see him pushing the bike with Pope.

"Pedal faster, John B!" Sarah demands.

"Oh my God!" Kiara shrieks as we bump off the curb.

"Go, John B! Go!" JJ encourages his best friend.

"Oh shit!" Pope curses as three men start chasing after us.

"Come on, Pope! Push! Come on!" JJ hollers "Pedal, B! He's gaining!"

"I'm pedalling" John B retorts.

"He's gaining, man" JJ argues.

"Oh my God!" Sarah screeches as JJ jumps up next to her.

"Oh man!" Pope gasps before he falls to the ground, his whole body rolling over.

"Pope!" I shriek as he gets up on his feet, sprinting to catch up to us.

"Pope, get up! Let's go!" John B shouts back at him.

Kiara reaches out and grabs his hand, pulling him forward as he leaps onto the bike.

"Pedal, John B!" JJ orders as the man that was chasing the other Pogues reaches us.

"Ew!" Sarah yells and I turn, pushing the mans head with all my strength.

"Get off!" Kiara giggles, as he tumbles to the ground.

"See you later, alligator!" JJ whoops loudly.

"See you later, asshole. Oh my God!" Pope laughs in relief.

"Blowin' you a little big kiss" JJ taunts the man.

"Smell you later, dude!" I cackle as we all cheer happily.

"Whoo!" Kiara howls.

We reach the beach and we all scramble off the bike, racing to the sand. I jump over the metal railing and climb down, turning to see a pair of blue eyes staring right back at me.

Before I can open my mouth to say anything, JJ grabs the back of my head and presses our lips together in the most mind-blowing kiss I've ever experienced in my life.

"JJ, Sylvie, come on!" John B orders.

Our lips part and we grin at each other happily, my heart hammering against my chest.

"You're never leaving my side again" JJ declares, grabbing me and throwing me over his shoulder.

"JJ!" I laugh as he races down the sand.